Texas Senate Opposes Federal Oil Dictator Plan
A Texas Senate telegram signed by 24 of 31 members urges Secretary Harold Ickes to reject any federal oil dictatorship. The message argues Texas bears the right and duty to control its oil, pledging support for state measures to stabilize the oil situation.
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Austin
Senate
Harold Ickes
Interior
Will D. Pace
Tyler
Washington
United States
Texas
Pulitzer Prize Winners Named for The Store and Both Your Houses
New York reports T. Stribling of Clifton Tennessee won the 3000 dollar Pulitzer for his novel The Store. Maxwell Anderson of New York received 1000 dollars for Both Your Houses, the play deemed to best showcase educational value and power of the stage.
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New York
Stribling
Cliton
Tenn
Maxwell Anderson
Theater Guild
Associated Press
Tornado Death Toll Rises Across Alabama Towns
A dawn tornado killed twenty people and injured over two hundred across Helena Demopolis Centerville Brent and Adamsville while repair and relief efforts began in Birmingham areas. The storm, brief but deadly, left residents shocked and communication lines down as officials feared higher fatalities. Mrs N D Thomas, wife of a Helena deputy sheriff, was found in a tree near her home.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Helena
Demopolis
Centerville
Brent
Adamsville
Union Grove
Coalmont
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Tallulah
Pine Bluff
Ark
N. D. Thomas
Texas official opposes federal oil industry dictator
Ernest O. Thompson of the State Railroad Commission warned that appointing a federal dictator for the oil industry would impose a world uniform gasoline price dictated by major oil firms. He said he opposed any such appointment and likened it to someone dictating breakfast choices.
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Dallas
Ernest O. Thompson
State Railroad Commission
Texas Senate kills margarine tax bill amid debate
In Austin on May 5 the Senate defeated the House margarine tax measure 10 to 14 and tabled a motion to reconsider 14 to 12. Proponents led by A B Tarwater argued for dairy industry revenue, while Clint C Small backed the tax as earnings-based.
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Austin
Senate
House
Tarwater
Small
A. B. Tarwater
Plainview
Texas
Clint C. Small
Amarillo
Panhandle Press Association holds sixth annual session
Newsmen from city daily and country weekly papers gathered Friday for the Panhandle Press Association meeting. The event opened with a Thursday night showing of The Front Page by Amarillo News-Globe staff. Van W. Stewart of Ochiltree County Herald chaired sessions. Gene Howe of The News-Globe offered greetings.
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City Daily
Folk
Panhandle Press Association
Amarillo News- Globe
Herring Hotel
Genial van W. Stewart
Ochiltree County Herald
Association
Gene Howe
The
News-Globe
Seth Holman Answered Here at Panhandle Meeting
Bedfast since December 3 Seth Holman Panhandle publisher and Hereford Brand editor answered here when his name was called at the Panhandle Press Association convention in Amarillo He is recovering from a serious illness and was up for the first time in a week Mr and Mrs Holman arrived Friday morning joining the gathering of fellow newspapermen in the Panhandle region
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Seth
EM Bedfast
Seth Holman
Pioneer Panhandle
Panhandle Press Association
Amarillo
Texas
News-Globe Publishing Company
Holman
Leaders urge papers to lead civic effort in Panhandle
The Panhandle Press Association meeting in Dallas featured remarks on the press as a civic leader and the need to expand rural news coverage. President Stewart warned editors to explain the New Deal and interpret its effects while noting the rising influence of farm readers. A tribute to pioneer Bones Hooks marked the 39th year of this custom. Committees were named with Sam Braswell chair of Activities.
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Ross Rogers
T. E. Johnson
Houston
Sam P Harden
Texas Press Association
J. C. Estlack
Donley County
Panhandle
Sue Vinson
Childress Index
Stewart
Chambers of Commerce
Country Weekly
Mathew
Bones) Hooks
Bones
the Panhandle
The
Panhandle Press Association
Kidnapped Peggy McMath Returned Or Ransom Plot
Boston report says Margaret Peggy McMath kidnapped from Harwichport school last Tuesday may be returned to her parents within 24 hours. A Harwichport banker Ralph Snow is cited as possible ransom intermediary with five men seen exiting his car. Police questioned a man described as a bravo but made no arrests as Cape Cod search continued.
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Boston
The
Boston American
Margaret
Peggy” McMath
Harwichport
the American
McMath
Plains
Mass
Ralph Snow
Snow
Cape Cod
Five-Cent Savings Bank
House Advances Blue Sky Bill in First Test Vote
Washington May 5 The House Democratic leaders won a decisive early vote on the administration’s blue sky securities measure. A special resolution was adopted to limit debate to five hours and bar amendments. Speaker Rainey touted readiness to complete the emergency program and adjourn the special session by June 1.
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Washington
House
Rainey
Italian Finance Minister Begins Final Day Talks in Washington
Guido Jung starts the last round of discussions in Washington at a State Department conference. Meeting with Secretary Hull Breckinridge Long new envoy to Italy Herbert Feis and other U.S. experts, with Italian ambassador Augusto Rosso also present.
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Washington
Guido Jung
State Department
Hull
Breckinridge Long
Italy
Herbert Feis
Augusto Rosso
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Summary
Fair tonight in Amarillo with a Saturday of partly cloudy skies. West Texas shows partly cloudy conditions and warmer temperatures tonight and Saturday, with the southeast portion warmer. New Mexico experiences fair weather in the south and unsettled conditions north, warmer trends in the north and east tonight. Temperatures reach 40 to 56 by 1 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridien
New Mexico
Fair South
Roosevelt frames got to do it as world economic theme
President Roosevelt tells U S Chamber of Commerce the word got will guide economic recovery talks with Prime Minister MacDonald and other leaders. He recalls MacDonald embracing got as a practical, Scots word guiding policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
MacDonald
Great Britain
McDonald
Presidential Views On Business
Roosevelt urges Chamber of Commerce leaders to refrain from wage cuts and raise wages with price increases. He notes wages lag cost of living over four years and calls for restoring wage scales to match living costs now. He condemns unfair competition and promises government aid to curb minority practices harming public policy.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Mobeetie Banker Forks Bank Robbery Suspects Inquest
Sherman White files charges of robbery against Jack Shields and Mrs. Maxine Triplett over the First State Bank of Mobeetie loot. W. A. Flanagan, cashier, fatally wounded one robber as he chased the getaway car and later identified Shields as a suspect with Triplett. Police raid a Pampa rooming house detaining three, including the slain bandit’s widow.
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Pampa
Sherman White
Gray County
First State Bank of
Mobeetie
Jack Shields
Maxine Triplett
Texas
W. A. Flanagan
First State Bank
Wheeler County
W. A. Triplett
Denworth
Mobeeth
Flanagan
Wheeler
Pipes
Oklahoma
Triplett
Shields
Mobeetie Institution
Edgar L. Key
J. W. Henderson
Today By Arthur Brisbane In The Water Now
In Omaha the column ponders whether gang rule or court rule governs the city as it navigates crime and law enforcement. The essay reflects on how hard work and civic effort shape public order and moral standards.
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Omaha
Great City
Inflation and spending tame the dollar’s course
Arthur Brisbane notes inflation split into wise use of credit and reckless printing. He argues spending to aid business and jobs may seem attractive, but warns profits hinge on prudent fiscal restraint driven by American common sense.
Pastor's Wife Sues for Divorce Over Abandonment
Mrs. Gladys Inman files suit in Springfield charging abandonment by her husband Reverend Sharon C. Inman who left for another woman. The couple married May 27 1920 in Marshall and separated March 19 this year, seeking custody of their two children.
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Springfield
Gladys Inman
Sharon C. Inman
Cave Spring
Inman
Fremont
Iowa
Marshall
Pat’ Holdridge
Markets Boil Upward Again on May Day Trading
May 5 New York speculators pushed markets higher with many stocks and commodities reaching fresh recovery highs. The dollar dipped to a long‑time low versus major currencies as Pound Sterling rose to 4.00 dollars and French francs hit 4.72 cents, while wheat, cotton, and silver edged up before midday profit taking trimmed gains.
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New York
England
Cotton prices hit new highs in early New Orleans trading
For the third session of the current week cotton rose to new movement and year highs. May opened at 8.44 and rose. July advanced to 8.45 and October to 8.69, each up 90 to 95 cents from yesterday’s close and well above the 1933 highs.
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New Orleans
Dollar Slumps to Two-Year Low in Exchange Markets
The American dollar fell to its lowest level against the British pound since Britain abandoned the gold standard in 1931. New York Sterling opened at 4.00 dollars, marking a sharp overnight movement in foreign exchange markets.
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Associated Press
Britain
New York
Tornadoes Strike Louisiana and Mississippi Cause Fatalities
Tornadoes and a severe hail storm swept across Louisiana and Mississippi last night and today. In Tallulah a Negro woman was killed and 12 injured with four more believed killed. bodies not found. Dozens of buildings damaged and power lines down across the district.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Mixsissippi
Tallulah
Bosco
Here
Lula
Miss
Orchestra Rehearsal Tonight For May 18 Concert
Members of the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra will rehearse tonight at Municipal Auditorium under Ellis J. Hall, director. The session focuses on accompaniment for Evelyn Kennedy's piano concert slated for May 18.
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Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Municipal Auditorium
Ellis J. Hall
Evelyn Kennedy
Jesse Jones Named R F C Board Chairman
Jesse H. Jones of Houston was chosen chairman of the board by Reconstruction Finance Corp. directors in Washington. The announcement places Jones at the helm of the federal agency guiding postwar economic recovery.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Houston
Tex
Reconstruction Corporation
Floods Recede Across Northeast Texas Panhandle to Amarillo
Severe floods easing in the Northeast Texas Panhandle with most bridges intact except near Beaver City where water remains at flood stage and some bridges washed away. Rain totals up to five inches caused outages to communication sites and possible livestock losses while Amarillo clears after .62 inch of rain.
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Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma Panhandle
Beaver City
Beaver River
Amarillo
North Plains
Rock Island
Tucumeari
N. M
Dalhart
Liberal
Kan
Baker and Hitchland
Stinnett
Sanford
Fritch
Amnerille
Morse
Woods Told to Leave House During Rural School Aid Debate
State School Superintendent L A Woods of Waco was ordered from the House floor twice as lawmakers debated an $8 million rural school aid bill. An amendment cut the annual appropriation from four to three million dollars, with a $1.6 million deficit carried from prior funding. Final action expected later today.
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White
Woods
Taat
Healer Oakley Murder Trial in East Texas
Paul Oakley a 20 year old self proclaimed faith healer faced a murder charge over the death of 3 year old Bernice Clayton during a healing rite in Linden Texas. Judge Hicks Harvey instructed the jury on insanity defense and potential acquittal if Oakley believed in divine healing.
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Linden
Tex
Paul Oakley
Bernice Clayton
Oakley
Hicks Harvey
Piney Woods
Texas
Harvey
Sherman Clayton
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